The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1887-06-01
IMPORTS AND EXPORTS.

On this subject the San Francisco Bull
letin " says:
The export movement in sugar at this
port last month was unprecedented. inns
was due to the loading of two large ships
for New York with cargOes OF raw HAWAI-
ian sugars-an event that had never DC
Cured before at this port. There was also
a large movement in refined sugar over
land and by sea to foreign ports. The sea
exports of sugar from this port for April
were as follows:
Refined to foreign ports-...... 226,191 S12,684
Refined to domestic markets 1,264,s77 6S.22s
Total refned.......... ..... !, 4so. 56s 80 9l5
Raw Hawaiian...............-... Io1s7,250 5So.757
Total by sea ........ -. II, 677,sle s61I, $40
By railroad .................. / 3l5 26U 72,3
Total for April .......... 12,99307s s684,OO9
The shipments of refined to domestic
markets by sea went to st. Paul and Mime
apOlis via British Columbia and the Cana
dian Pacific Railway. This diversion was OF
course due to the action of the Interstate
Commerce Bill The quantity OF sugar
sent over the lines under the Central Pacific
system in April is the smallest in upwards
of year, For the previous month 10, 454,-
900 lbs was sent by those lines, and for the
month of April, 1886, the total was 9,406,-
500 lbs, the largest quantity in the history
of the overland sugar trade. The total
shipments of raw and refined sugar from
this port for the first four months of the
wear in all directions outside of the State
were as follows:
By lbs 10, 100 otU
By railroad -.'-.'25, oo6 100
Total. lbs. ...........s7, $50. OOo
To the foregoing must be added exports
during May of 6,5o0.0oO pounds, and the
100000 pounds contracted for with the
Canadian Pacific. of which part had already
been shipped, making a total of over
81, 100000 pounds, or $4,000 tons This is
cutting into the Eastern refineries' business
with vengeance. The Bulletin" May 81,
says: Six sugar vessels arrived from the
Hawaiian Islands yesterday, making eleven
this week, including the two steamers. The
number is in strange contrast with the
previous two weeks, when only four ar
rived. The imports of Hawaiian sugar for
the current month to date are 18 1895, 400
pounds. There are eight more vessels now
on the way which have been out from to
Is days, and five more have sailed in the
last six days, or are about to sail. We may
therefore expect about dozen more sugar
cargoes from the Islands before the end of
the month"
NEW YORK MARKET.
The situation still remains almost wholly
under the control of local influences, and
accordingly, Notwithstanding that prices
are lower than ever before-and this is the
lowest market in the world-the market
seems to be unaffected by the favorable
features reflected from foreign markets.
Importers unwilling to incur the expense
OF landing and storing charges, have offered
their supplies on the basis of 7-16 cents
for 50 test MuscOvadOeS, and 59 for 96 test
Centrifugals, which refiners have willingly
paid, and the business transacted has con-
sisted entirely of such lots; but the fact
that they have found ready sales indicates
that there is a strong under-current, and
that, in the face of heavy stocks, refiners
are prepared to absorb cheap parcels when
ever offered. Stocks are not excessive for
this season of the year, but importers are
more inclined to accept reasonable bids
than place their receipts in store. Beet is
duh and nominal Prices are so much
above the parity of this market that in
many instances correspondents have
stopped cabling offers, as business is inn
practicable. Firsts could probably be
bought at 1915 cost and freight, and after
products at 9.71z, but in both instances
these prices are much above buyers views.